diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
index 5f29c2770318f7f4ae4afb981d75485b766f745c..8d342a63f1da2a471983970e0c2868dfd5ede1ff 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
@@ -2342,8 +2342,6 @@ static void encode_macroblock(VP9_COMP *cpi, TOKENEXTRA **t,
   }
 }
 
-void __attribute__((noinline)) hi(void) { }
-
 static void encode_superblock(VP9_COMP *cpi, TOKENEXTRA **t,
                               int output_enabled, int mb_row, int mb_col,
                               BLOCK_SIZE_TYPE bsize) {